ramsfansam
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- Jul 6, 2010
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Hi everyone!
First, let me apologize for my lack of nautical terminology.
My son and I just bought a '69 Starcraft SS V-16, trailer, and a '75 Johnson 115 HP motor, Minn Kota trolling motor with foot control....all for $200. We were told the boat was last in the water 3 or 4 years ago, and at that time the motor was running fine, the boat took on a small amount of water, and it was probably still ready to go fishing.
Nope. Not with rotted plywood, a motor that likely needs a new impeller, and a leak. I can't swim, so before I go out, this thing will be in great condition. Besides, we want to take off that oversized motor and put something sensible on it. We're planning on cleaning up the motor, painting it, making sure it runs really good, then selling it. We're hoping to get enough out of it to buy a used 40 HP motor and still have some cash to put towards the boat.
We've spent the past few days stripping the thing down to the bare hull. We decided to wash down the inside of the hull to remove the debris, and sure enough...
There's a leak. On the outside of the hull, right where the keel begins to sweep upwards, it looks like the boat might have been run into a gravel bar or tree and poorly repaired with bondo or something. The rib inside the hull directly above this point is split dead center, looks like a crack, but I'm not sure. Someone used some sort of compound to try and patch it, but it likely isn't gluvit since it leaks. The water from inside the hull is leaking out underneath the keel channel, and also running about a foot towards the stern and leaking out through a small hole in the channel.
My question is this: Will welding this area up be the best repair, or should we do something else? Also, after the repair, how can we fill the dents?
We're kind of stuck with no local marine specialists, as Bass Pro Shops has pretty much run all of the local places down to the Tablerock Lake area, and I am planning on spending the time while we are doing the boat repair to do some trailer improvements and painting. That pretty much removes the chance of towing it down there for repair, and this time of year, we'd have to wait several months to get the boat back. We're wanting to stick fairly close to our schedule we have planned, as we're both on vacation this week, after this, it's going to be just a couple of days each week working time. Since this is literally a backyard project, we need to hit a stopping point before we have to put the boat in storage. Therefore, we need some advice!
First, let me apologize for my lack of nautical terminology.
My son and I just bought a '69 Starcraft SS V-16, trailer, and a '75 Johnson 115 HP motor, Minn Kota trolling motor with foot control....all for $200. We were told the boat was last in the water 3 or 4 years ago, and at that time the motor was running fine, the boat took on a small amount of water, and it was probably still ready to go fishing.
Nope. Not with rotted plywood, a motor that likely needs a new impeller, and a leak. I can't swim, so before I go out, this thing will be in great condition. Besides, we want to take off that oversized motor and put something sensible on it. We're planning on cleaning up the motor, painting it, making sure it runs really good, then selling it. We're hoping to get enough out of it to buy a used 40 HP motor and still have some cash to put towards the boat.
We've spent the past few days stripping the thing down to the bare hull. We decided to wash down the inside of the hull to remove the debris, and sure enough...
There's a leak. On the outside of the hull, right where the keel begins to sweep upwards, it looks like the boat might have been run into a gravel bar or tree and poorly repaired with bondo or something. The rib inside the hull directly above this point is split dead center, looks like a crack, but I'm not sure. Someone used some sort of compound to try and patch it, but it likely isn't gluvit since it leaks. The water from inside the hull is leaking out underneath the keel channel, and also running about a foot towards the stern and leaking out through a small hole in the channel.
My question is this: Will welding this area up be the best repair, or should we do something else? Also, after the repair, how can we fill the dents?
We're kind of stuck with no local marine specialists, as Bass Pro Shops has pretty much run all of the local places down to the Tablerock Lake area, and I am planning on spending the time while we are doing the boat repair to do some trailer improvements and painting. That pretty much removes the chance of towing it down there for repair, and this time of year, we'd have to wait several months to get the boat back. We're wanting to stick fairly close to our schedule we have planned, as we're both on vacation this week, after this, it's going to be just a couple of days each week working time. Since this is literally a backyard project, we need to hit a stopping point before we have to put the boat in storage. Therefore, we need some advice!
I would give the boat a Gluvit treatment from the inside.
